11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable
Crew: Doug Atchison (Writer), Doug Atchison (Director), Nancy Hult Ganis (Producer), Cheryl Cravedi (Set Costumer), Saeed Adyani (Still Photographer), Jaki Brown (Casting)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Runtime: 112 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 28, 2006
IMDb: 3.9
